Healthcare Webinars

Ensuring prescription drug affordability continues to be a top concern for consumers, caregivers, and policymakers. To address these concerns, state and federal legislators have taken action by enacting a variety of laws that would set limits on certain prescription drug costs. At the state level, this legislation frequently takes the form of Prescription Drug Affordability Boards, also known as PDABs. Currently, seven states have passed PDAB legislation, with several more states proposing PDAB legislation in 2023 and 2024. Unfortunately, for advocates, there is not one approach to PDABs. For example, some PDABs are only empowered to review drug prices, report on pricing trends, and offer policy recommendations to improve consumer affordability. Meanwhile, other PDABs have authority to implement price controls based on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Medicare negotiations, international reference pricing, or upper payment limits. This diverse landscape of PDAB functions has created challenges for consumers to actively engage with these entities and ensure that the patient voice and lived experience are integral to these processes. To empower advocates in engaging with PDABs, Aimed Alliance is thrilled to host an upcoming webinar: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards 101: Everything You Need to Know. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse approaches employed by different state PDABs, shedding light on the mechanisms these boards utilize to tackle the challenge of rising drug costs. By incorporating insights from policy advocates and patient perspectives, attendees will gain valuable insights into the multifaceted strategies employed by PDABs. The discussion will delve into potential problems and uncertainties associated with PDAB implementation, addressing concerns such as the lack of patient representation, reduced innovation, and considerations about the data and methodologies used. With an interactive Q&A session, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the challenges and ambiguities inherent in the functionality of these boards. Attendees can expect to leave with an increased understanding of PDABs, their impact on drug affordability, how advocates can engage PDABs in 2024 and beyond; and key considerations for legislators proposing or considering to propose these bills. Ultimately, this free, one-hour webinar serves as a comprehensive guide to navigating the evolving landscape of prescription drug affordability, empowering advocacy organizations, patients, and providers to better engage these entities.

We know that Indigenous health inequities are unacceptable, and that the status quo can’t continue, but what do we know about inequities in sleep health for Indigenous populations? In this talk we will define health disparities and frameworks to understand them, identify sleep inequity and its determinants and identify current trends and opportunities for future research and resources.Speaker: Dr Rachelle Love (FRACS), Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandWhat are the 2-3 key points that the audience will take away after attending this webinar?An acknowledgment of the unacceptability of health inequitiesAn understanding of the need for change, particularly as concerns sleep health inequities in Indigenous populationsThere are many avenues to explore within clinical practice and research aimed at narrowing the disparities in sleep health, particularly for Indigenous populations

Good health doesn’t happen magically; our choices make a difference. Join us to look at key ways to build a solid foundation for wellness. Learn the importance of managing stress. Find out which health screenings you need. Get ideas to improve nutrition and sleep, and make exercise a part of your life. And get motivated to start today!About The Speaker:Dr. Lorrie Miller is an award-winning licensed therapist, onsite EAP provider, and the COO of Emind Wellness & Training Institute (EWTI), PC in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has extensive experience working with large and small organizations across the country and overseas.Dr. Miller has been in practice since 2009 and specializes in helping individuals manage the pressures and expectations of high-stress work environments. She understands that individual wellness is more than physical health and therefore she provides effective tools to integrate mental and emotional health strategies into the fabric of the work environment. Dr. Miller truly has a passion for helping others and is always excited to manifest her talents & skills in service to all persons!

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and electronic medical record (EMR) data has brought unprecedented precision and speed to finding patients for clinical trials, real-world evidence studies and even treatments in a clinical setting. In this webinar, the featured speakers will explore innovative ways in which life sciences companies are using AI to find patients more precisely, prioritize patients for research based on therapy-specific criteria and collaborate with sites to quickly access EMR data.

Advancing health and equity doesn’t need to require a lot of expertise, but leaning into past education, lived experiences, observations, and the desire to be of service for your immediate community - while thinking globally.

Gender-based violence often involves physical violence targeted at the head, neck, and face--through blows to the head or strangulation. Though this has been common knowledge for decades, brain injuries caused by violence are unacknowledged, rarely identified and almost never immediately treated. Both survivors of violence and professionals that work with them have been largely unaware of brain injury as a significant consequence of violence. Brain injuries can cause physical, emotional, and cognitive consequences that can impact every area of a survivor’s life--including their ability to successfully access and participate in services, maintain employment, secure and sustain housing, and meet self-sufficiency goals. This webinar will introduce CARE (Connect, Acknowledge, Respond, Evaluate), Ohio’s evidence-based framework developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and The Ohio State University. CARE is a brain injury aware, trauma-informed approach focusing on accessibility and accommodations with practical, hands-on, free tools, strategies, and resources to support your work.

Join us for a webinar with KrypC and their partner Cloud4C to learn about harnessing permissioned blockchains in healthcare data management. The webinar will explore the security gaps in the healthcare market and how Hyperledger Fabric can address them, ensuring data security, compliance, and privacy. Through features such as access control, identity management, encryption, and auditability, Hyperledger Fabric provides a robust framework for safeguarding sensitive data and meeting regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA. Register now!

As the life sciences industry continues to evolve rapidly, clinical research organizations (CROs) and trial sites are facing new challenges and opportunities in 2024. This webinar is designed to provide industry leaders with a deep dive into the most critical clinical trial supply trends and the strategies needed to navigate these effectively.

Risk and value-based care models have become a reality for many organizations, but fewer have realized their game-changing impact on operations and financial statements. Leaders must navigate the ins and outs of risk arrangements and value-based care reimbursement while creating alignment among providers, staff, leaders, and even community stakeholders. Seamless coordination will enable success in population health, improving outcomes and driving down the cost of care for organizations' most vulnerable populations. Join this webinar to discover: Key alignment opportunities between population health and value-based care, Insights on the value-based care reimbursement structure and how it can be leveraged to drive care improvement, Strategies for better patient management and strong cost avoidance across the care continuum, Performance and process indicators that drive overall clinical and financial success.

The prevalence of any mental illness is increasing in the U.S. Public stigma associated with mental illness can lead to fear, discrimination, and other adverse consequences. This study examines public stigma in rural versus non-rural communities and analyzes differences by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and experience with mental illness.